Creality · ranked #9 of 9
Ender 3 V3 SE
Best for tightest budget entry.
Spec sheet
- Street price
- $199
- Build volume
- 220 × 220 × 250 mm
- Max bed temp
- 100°C
- Max hotend temp
- 260°C
- Enclosure
- Open frame
- Hardened nozzle
- Not available
- Multi-color
- single color only
- Speed class
- Standard
What it prints
All 10 materials in the database, run through the compatibility rules: 4 clean · 4 with mods · 2 not recommended.
- PLAPrints clean
- PLA+Prints clean
- PETGPrints clean
- ABSneeds enclosure or draft shieldWith mods
- ASAneeds enclosure or draft shieldWith mods
- TPU 95APrints clean
- PC (Polycarbonate)needs enclosure or draft shieldWith mods
- PA (Nylon)needs enclosure or draft shieldWith mods
- PLA-CFabrasive filament, no hardened nozzle optionNot recommended
- PETG-CFabrasive filament, no hardened nozzle optionNot recommended
Our verdict
The Ender 3 V3 SE is a $199 open-frame machine with a bed that reaches 100°C and a hotend that reaches 260°C — which means it prints 4 of our 10 materials clean, 4 more with mods, and 2 are not recommended. It is an open-frame design, so warping-prone materials like ABS and ASA stay off the menu without serious draft shielding.
There is no hardened nozzle path for this machine, which rules out carbon-fiber filaments entirely. It is a single-color machine — multi-color is not on its roadmap.
Who it's for: tightest budget entry. Cross-shop the rivals on the right, or check its full row on the match matrix.